last week, the Cnil, had asked the government to set “multiple irregularities” concerning the application “within one month”.
Between 2 and 2.5 million people have downloaded the application tracing of contacts StopCovid according to the secretary of State renewed the Digital Cedric O who said on Thursday that it is “too early” to “make the balance sheet”.
“It must be between 2 million and 2.5 million people who have downloaded StopCovid, said the secretary of State on CNews. “I confess to you that it is a little difficult to make an assessment, it is a little early.” “I think that we will not be unhappy if the epidemic comes back to have this tool in the wide range of health responses”, he added.
in Charge of Digital since April of 2019, Cedric O had its baptism of fire policy with the application StopCovid against the coronavirus. He was re-Sunday with an expanded portfolio in the Digital Transition and to electronic Communications.
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“Several irregularities”
The application is controversial, both in principle and in the technical choices made by the government, its opponents arguing in particular that it is not sufficiently relevant to the risks it entails, especially in terms of the protection of personal data. It keeps a track of all the people to cross during the last 15 days, less than a meter.
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last week, the guardian of the privacy of the French, the Cnil, had asked the government to set “multiple irregularities” concerning the application “within one month”.
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The application of tracing StopCovid
The Cnil is asking the government to address “irregularities” on the application StopCovid Mask, gestures barriers… in the Face of the coronavirus, the general release ? The application StopCovid did not report that 14 cases of risk of contamination
Put into service in early June when the epidemic was in the descending phase, the application is little used, with results at the end of two weeks insignificant (14 reports of risk of contamination).
